There are several walking routes starting from the park, suitable for both beginners and more experienced walkers. As you walk around, you’ll quickly come across all sorts of paths leading uphill. On one of the paths, you’ll come across the Stigane hut, a simple shelter (gapahuk) where you can light a fire. You can follow the blue markings to the summit of Rindefjell (about a 45-minute walk) and enjoy the view over Nissedal and the Nisser. Or you can head towards Noraberget (also about 45 minutes). There are various signposts. Here too, the view is well worth the walk.
About 3 km further on is the beautiful Vikodden peninsula, where you can go for a circular walk of around 2 km. You can swim there and pick blueberries in the summer. There are picnic benches and a large barbecue. Nissedal Kommune – Vikodden
We go for walks there very often and have seen plenty of deer tracks in winter, and even spotted a moose standing there looking surprised at our, even more surprised, dogs. During the walk, you’ll come across a postbox with a booklet inside. You often see these in Norway. You can leave a message with the date in it.
This link gives a lot of information about Telemark in general and also about Nissedal in particular.
In the winter you can go skiing (alipine and langlauf) in: Vrådal Panorama Skisenter, Gautefal skisenter and Drangedal skisenter
If you enter the park at Vrådal Panorama Skisenter, keep to the right and drive all the way up, you can enjoy a lovely walk and take in the stunning views all year round. You can even see the Vikodden peninsula from there. The road up is a toll road, but the 65 kroner (less than 6 euros) is more than worth it. You can pay the toll afterwards (within 48 hours) via the link on the sign by the roadside. Make sure you wear good waterproof shoes.
Vrådal panorama: (cross-country) skiing, hiking and mountainbiking.
Picknick benches, viewpoints and firepits to prepare and enjoy a hearty lunch in the middle of nature.
There is also a golf course Vrådal: vradalgolfklubb.no
Kviteseid has an open air museum (Bygdetun) that show how people lived in the area around 200 years ago: Vest Telemark museum
you can even take a ‘cruise’ on a classical canal boat or rent a canoe/kayak: Telemarkskanalen
Seljord has a bigger shopping center and a wooden watchtower (Sjøormtårnet) overlooking the lake. Who knows, you might spot the sea snake Selma, the Norwegian version of the Loch Ness.
The village of Drangedal has 2 train stations from where you can travel to Oslo, Kristiansand and even Stavanger. See www.vy.no for more information and tickets.
Bø is a bigger town and here you will find a lot of nice shops, restaurants, cafés and also a big outdoor outlet and another big outdoor shop: Brukas
All over Nissedal you will find fantastic spots and routes for all kinds of outdoor activities: hiking, sailing, moutnainbiking and swimming.
Don’t expect glitzy shopping streets, outdoor cafés, pubs and clubs. If that’s what you’re looking for, we recommend the Spanish coast. Here, you pack some tasty snacks in your rucksack, light a fire in the great outdoors (you’ll come across a fire pit in the most unexpected places) halfway through the breathtaking walk (sometimes literally) and enjoy the stunning natural surroundings.